Revise laws related to tuition waiver laws for American Indian students
HB 282 would have amended Montana's tuition waiver law to require tribal certification for descendants of federally recognized tribes seeking tuition waivers. Specifically, it would have added a requirement that descendants provide a certificate of descendancy issued by their tribe to qualify for waivers under Section 20-25-421(2)(c)(i). This change would directly affect American Indian students who are descendants of Montana tribes but not enrolled members, as they would need formal tribal verification to access the waiver. The bill was withdrawn before becoming law on February 22, 2025.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2025
Last action Feb 22, 2025
Maddy AI version diff · 1 comparison
What changed between versions
LC2332.pdf
→
HB0282_1.pdf
·
4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was renumbered from LC 2332 to HB 282.1 and the sponsor list was updated to reflect the current legislative sponsors. The substantive legal text regarding tuition waivers for American Indian students and other eligible groups remained unchanged, though the document formatting and page headers were updated to match the new bill number.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the only modifications are administrative updates to the bill number and sponsor information.
TECHNICAL
The bill number was changed from LC 2332 to HB 282.1, and the header was updated to 'Authorized Print Version - HB 282'.
The list of bill sponsors was replaced with a new, updated list of sponsors (T. Running Wolf, S. Novak, et al.).
The original LC 2332 header and sponsor list were removed.
SCOPE
The core statutory text defining tuition waiver eligibility for American Indian students, military families, and public safety survivors was not altered.
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Education
lower
Jan 22, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tyson Running Wolf
DDemocratic
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about HB 282
Scope: MT
Hi! I can help you understand HB 282. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline